Saturday, August 1, 2009

Two sides of the Pickering coin

It's interesting how different sides see the Pickering, um, affair currently being played out in the courts and media. Former star reporter now turned liberal curmudgeon Bill Minor fires away at Chip Pickering this week while taking a break from attending Al-anon meetings:
"The 45-year-old Pickering filed for divorce from Leisha in June, 2008, but the final decree has been sealed in what smacks of a cover up by the Madison County Chancery court......
Since Ms. Creekmore-Byrd resides in a posh Northeast Jackson neighborhood, Leisha’s lawsuit was filed in Hinds County. Significantly, Chip had moved in May out of his family’s Flora residence to a house just down the block from his alleged mistress. Creekmore had shed her former husband, a Dr. Byrd, in 2007.....
More will unfold on the extramarital career of Pickering, the family values lawmaking advocate, but betrayal of his former constituency already seems obvious." Column

Meanwhile the more conservative Madison County Journal defends Pickering while ignoring the role the judge played in this whole, um, affair:
"But, so far, there is no evidence whatsoever to suggest that Chip Pickering had an affair that led to the breakup of his marriage or that Gov. Haley R. Barbour offered him Trent Lott's U.S. Senate seat.....
The lawsuit reads like a Jerry Springer episode and the allegations have saddened the hearts of so many Madison countians who developed personal relationships with the Pickerings as they served this district and called Madison County home....
Chip Pickering the honorable? Yes, until there is credible evidence otherwise - and then and only then should he be subjected to a public stoning by any who are worthy to cast stones." Editorial

Posted by Kingfish at 8:52 AM

15 comments:

Anonymous said...

The timeline shows that he had more babies while he was also banging Creekmore-Byrd. He should be taken to the cleaners and if I was somehow related to Leisha then I believe a big time ass whuppin' in also in order.

August 1, 2009 at 9:33 AM
Anonymous said...

The MC Journal, the upstanding publication that employs Robbie Bell. No surprise they stick with the "loser". Why change now?

August 1, 2009 at 9:35 AM
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August 1, 2009 at 9:36 AM
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August 1, 2009 at 9:36 AM
Kingfish said...

Knock it off.

August 1, 2009 at 9:41 AM
Anonymous said...

"in what smacks of a cover up" - I am certain that phrase was deleted when the C-L ran this column (FWIW)

August 1, 2009 at 10:17 AM
Kingfish said...

I've got yesterday's paper. I'll check. You nailed it. CL removed it.

August 1, 2009 at 10:19 AM
Anonymous said...

Come on, Kingfish, drop this turkey and get back to the Irby case. It has much more going for it.

August 1, 2009 at 11:37 AM
Anonymous said...

Regarding the Madison County Journal's contention that "so far, there is no evidence whatsoever to suggest that Chip Pickering had an affair that led to the breakup of his marriage. . .", I think it says quite a lot that, since this story broke a few weeks ago, neither Chip Pickering nor Elizabeth Creekmore Byrd have denied that they've been having an affair. I suspect they will continue to avoid denying the affair as long as Chip's journals and other papers--which likely may be able to prove the affair--could potentially come into public view.

If there was absolutely no truth to the idea that Pickering and Creekmore Byrd have been having an affair, and if Chip Pickering was truly an "honorable" person, he would have come out publicly and clearly denied the affair right after this story broke.

August 1, 2009 at 2:17 PM
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August 1, 2009 at 2:47 PM
Kingfish said...

Bye-bye Bellsouth. You are one nutjob not allowed here.

August 1, 2009 at 4:24 PM
Anonymous said...

Talk about nut job! Hahahahaha

August 1, 2009 at 11:54 PM
Anonymous said...

Chip is such an easy person to look down on. I hate a hypocrite almost as much as an outright criminal.

August 2, 2009 at 6:54 AM
Anonymous said...

KF, the more interesting part of this story may be the C Street club connection. If Chip Pickering adheres to the Rev. Coe's reported philosophy that he is " Chosen" and can therefore do no wrong as everything he does is preordained,then that's something the public should know.
Pick up Sharet's book, The Family.

August 2, 2009 at 7:56 AM
Anonymous said...

This post has been removed by a blog administrator because we don't want opposing points of view here!

August 2, 2009 at 3:35 PM

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